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  • New Durham teen defends anti-Nazi arm patch

    04/12/2005 1:26:46 PM PDT · by Calpernia · 37 replies · 1,906+ views
    Foster's Online ^ | April 10, 2005 | By JOHN QUINN
    WOLFEBORO — A 17-year-old New Durham junior refuses to let an indefinite suspension from high school prohibit him from expressing himself. Paul Hendrickson, of Old Bay Road, received the punishment two weeks ago for wearing an arm patch with a crossed-out swastika to Kingswood Regional High School. The teen said Thursday he wasn’t trying to make a stance against any group, especially his school, but he was not willing to surrender his freedom of expression or speech. He said he first wore the patch to school on March 28 without incident to make a statement against intolerance, but school officials...